The Architect's Portable Handbook: First-Step Rules of Thumb for Building Design 4/e / Edition 4

by John Patten ("Pat") Guthrie

Overview

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Fully updated with the 2009 IBC International Building Code, this practical guide delivers the key data you need in every step of an architectural project—from initial planning and estimating through design and completion. The Architect's Portable Handbook, Fourth Edition, provides the latest code and cost information, along with a wealth of easy-to-follow diagrams, charts, tables, and checklists for building materials, components, and assemblies. This is a must-have on-the-job companion for every design professional.

Get practical coverage of:

• Land planning
• Grading and drainage
• Soils
• Site improvements
• Landscaping and irrigation
• Green architecture
• Concrete
• Masonry
• Metals
• Wood
• Thermal and moisture protection
• Doors, windows, and glass
• Finishes
• Specialties
• Equipment
• Interiors
• Assemblies
• Conveying systems
• Plumbing and HVAC
• Lighting and electrical

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071639156
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	02/08/2010
Series:	McGraw-Hill Portable Handbook
Pages:	688
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

John Patten (Pat) Guthrie, AIA is principal of John Pat Guthrie Architects, Inc. A licensed architect in 13 states, he is the author of McGraw-Hill's Cross Check: Integrating Building Systems and Working Drawings.

Table of Contents

How to Use This Book; Use this table as a checklist for the design of buildings; Part 1. General; Part 2. Site; Part 3. Concrete; Part 4. Masonry; Part 5. Metals; Part 6. Wood; Part 7. Thermal and Moisture Protection; Part 8. Doors, Windows and Glass; Part 9. Finishes; Part 10. Specialties; Part 11. Equipment; Part 12. Interiors; Part 13. Assemblies; Part 14. Mechanical; Part 15. Lighting and Electrical; Appendix A: Building-Type Data; Appendix B: Location Data; References; Acknowledgments; Index